A March of Little People

[greygirlbeast]

Comet Pojmanski (C/2006 A1) , discovered on January 2nd, had its closest approach (115.4 million kilometers) to earth in the pre-dawn hours yesterday. I may stay up tonight and try to catch a glimpse of it. I've never seen a comet with a turquoise tail

Comments

[girfan]

You will have to go to Whitby sometime for many reasons, but the Dracula connection is a good reason.

[greygirlbeast]

You will have to go to Whitby sometime for many reasons, but the Dracula connection is a good reason.

I've long wanted to see Whitby. Both for the Dracula connections and because it was important in 19th-Century palaeontology. There are some wonderful Jurassic rocks exposed at Whitby.

[girfan]

I think you would love to see the Whitby Jet Museum and climb the cliffs. One can find all sorts of stuff on the beaches of the Jurassic sort-I have some polished ammonites from there.

[greygirlbeast]

I have some polished ammonites from there.

Cool. There have also been pterosaurs and ichthyosaurs found there. And plesiosaurs, too, I think.

[mellawyrden]

If I'm ever able to go to England again, Whitby is one of the places Vicky promises to take me. But I'm sure it's (sadly) a long way off for me.

Thank you for posting about the comet! It's a pretty one..! Nice to know these things can still sneak up on us from time to time.

[asru]

I've still not been myself, I was going to go for a weekend last year but it's so popular I couldn't find a B&B! If you do make it over here I will be more organised. It looks to have some good restaurants as well.